A Bite of China

Episode review

The Story Of Staple Foods

S1E2 · 主食的故事 zhǔshí de gùshì

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4.57 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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屋檐 屋簷 wū yán eaves; roof (i.e. home) ∼HSK 5
相承 相承 xiāng chéng to complement one another ∼HSK 5
幼小 幼小 yòu xiǎo young; immature ∼HSK 5
个儿 個兒 gè r size; height; stature HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
工作日 工作日 gōng zuò rì workday; working day; weekday HSK 5
长寿 長壽 Cháng shòu Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan HSK 5
除夕 除夕 Chú xī lunar New Year's Eve HSK 5
划分 劃分 huà fēn to divide up; to partition; to differentiate HSK 5
辈 輩 bèi lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
修建 修建 xiū jiàn to build; to construct HSK 5
原理 原理 yuán lǐ principle; theory HSK 5
一带 一帶 yī dài region; district HSK 5
品种 品種 pǐn zhǒng breed; variety HSK 5
沟 溝 gōu ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine HSK 5
广泛 廣泛 guǎng fàn extensive; wide range HSK 5
等候 等候 děng hòu to wait; to wait for HSK 5
群体 群體 qún tǐ community; colony HSK 5
饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking; food and drink; diet HSK 5
得以 得以 dé yǐ able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view HSK 5
摄影师 攝影師 shè yǐng shī photographer; cameraman HSK 5
古老 古老 gǔ lǎo ancient; old; age-old HSK 5
十足 十足 shí zú ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) HSK 5
难得 難得 nán dé seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5
琴 琴 qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
象征 象徵 xiàng zhēng emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for HSK 5
光荣 光榮 guāng róng honor and glory; glorious HSK 5
坚定 堅定 jiān dìng firm; steady; staunch; resolute HSK 5
成本 成本 chéng běn (manufacturing, production etc) costs HSK 5
手法 手法 shǒu fǎ technique; trick; skill HSK 5
众多 眾多 zhòng duō numerous HSK 5
有力 有力 yǒu lì powerful; forceful; vigorous HSK 5
蔬菜 蔬菜 shū cài vegetables HSK 5
饼 餅 bǐng round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry HSK 5
耐心 耐心 nài xīn to be patient; patience HSK 5
锅 鍋 guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing HSK 5
夹 夾 jiā to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá] HSK 5
检验 檢驗 jiǎn yàn to inspect; to examine; to test HSK 5
此时 此時 cǐ shí now; this moment HSK 5
用来 用來 yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
鼠 鼠 shǔ (bound form) rat; mouse HSK 5
今日 今日 jīn rì today HSK 5
软 軟 ruǎn soft; flexible HSK 5
厨房 廚房 chú fáng kitchen HSK 5
盒 盒 hé small box; case HSK 5
使得 使得 shǐ de usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause HSK 5
当年 當年 dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
品 品 pǐn (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute) HSK 5
堆 堆 duī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount HSK 5